While reading
the SchoolSpring blog (www.schoolspring.blogspot.com),
I was surprised by the number of articles about teacher shortages
and schools spending thousands of dollars sending recruiters around
the U.S. and to foreign countries looking for teachers but still
falling short on recruitment needs. I thought to myself …
why aren’t they just using SchoolSpring? We’ve got what
they are looking for and more! Our school members find you, the
qualified educators they need, less expensively and far more efficiently
than traditional recruiting. So, I’m asking for your help.
I’m calling on you, our valuable educator friends, to let
schools and educators know about SchoolSpring. Please forward this
email to your friends and colleagues so they can learn about our
valuable service.

Enjoy our newsletter and if you have any questions
or comments you’d like to share with us please call 888-546-3487
or email us at contact@schoolspring.com.

Member Spotlight
– Massachusetts School District Adopts SchoolSpring as
Virtual Human Resources Department

Podcasting
is a fun, free way for people to share information using
audio and you don't even need an iPod to listen. Our new
SchoolSpring podcast Announcements will inform
and entertain you. The inaugural episode covers an important
topic – Big Interview Mistakes to Avoid.

If you have iTunes on your
computer just click on the icon below to listen
and subscribe:

Don’t have an
iTunes? No problem! Just click
here to listen to the podcast on your computer.

Want more information about
podcasts? Click
here to learn more from Apple.

Dr.
Marinel D. McGrath, Superintendent of Schools for Hamilton-Wenham
Regional School District in Wenham, MA and her assistant Jean Vitale
were operating as an entire human resources department when they
were introduced to SchoolSpring. "We're a small school district
and we don't have the funds necessary to staff and equip a complete
HR department," explained Dr. McGrath.

Not only was Dr. McGrath spending thousands of dollars
on newspaper ads for just a few teaching positions and seeing average
results, she and her assistant were spending hours collecting and
managing applications. "We pride ourselves on being thorough
when hiring new teachers and maintaining personal contact during
the entire process." Previously, Dr. McGrath's assistant spent
hours sending out postcards to applicants keeping them informed
of their application status. Now, with SchoolSpring's automated
information services, applicants are continually updated every step
of the application process via email. Dr. McGrath has already calculated
cost savings based on the efficiency of the system alone.

Dr. McGrath is also excited about the applicants
she can find through SchoolSpring. "We are a district in the
know and we want to attract a tech savvy group of applicants. By
using SchoolSpring, we know that we'll have a greater talent pool."
Through onsite college recruitment programs like The SchoolSpring
Road Show and global web recruiting, SchoolSpring provides a diversified
and technologically sophisticated talent pool. "We also have
a goal to increase diversity in the district and SchoolSpring lets
us catch the attention of teachers worldwide."

Dr. McGrath explains, "We are a process-oriented
district and we include the community in the decision-making process
when we are hiring new teachers." SchoolSpring's web-based
recruiting system allows interview committee members access to information
about applicants and enables them to review and share comments from
anywhere online. "We have many parents on interview committees
who travel for work," Dr. McGrath explains. "With SchoolSpring,
they can review and evaluate applicants from anywhere."

SchoolSpring
Road Show is Back – Recruiting New Teachers at the Source!

Have you ever listened
to a podcast?

Yes

No

What the heck is a podcast?

This
winter, SchoolSpring team members will be traveling around New England
and beyond visiting colleges, universities, and career fairs recruiting
graduating education students and experienced teachers to become
SchoolSpring members. We’ll be working closely with college
career centers and our school members along the way to try and guarantee
that we find a job for every teacher we meet!

At every stop during the SchoolSpring Road Show,
we’ll provide:

Great opportunity for education students
and experienced teachers to find the jobs they need

Representation for employer members so candidates can
learn about job opportunities

Chance for candidates to win an iPod Nano!

We believe that the SchoolSpring Road Show is the
most effective way for teachers to find the jobs they need. Plus,
our school members have access to the top candidates they require
for the upcoming hiring season. Please visit www.schoolspring.com/roadshow
to learn more about this exciting program.

Susan’s
Treats – Tips, Talk, and To Do’s!

You Can Apply to Any Job, Anywhere with SchoolSpring
Plus

We’ve got an affordable service that you’ll
love. SchoolSpring Plus allows you to transmit professionally-formatted
application packages to any employers whether or not the jobs are
listed on SchoolSpring! You provide the contact information for
each employer and we'll generate an Adobe Acrobat PDF file with
everything in your portfolio and send it via email.

SchoolSpring Plus applications can be customized
for each employer, allowing you to address specific hiring personnel,
tailor every cover letter, and determine the exact information each
employer receives. The SchoolSpring Plus service costs
$39.95 per year and includes unlimited application submissions.
Here’s what one educator had to say about SchoolSpring
Plus:

"Your service is the absolute best service
of its kind. I continue to receive excellent responses from potential
employers through my SchoolSpring Plus inquiries." —
Daniel W.